In the 1961 Formula 1 season Jim Clark drove a total of 8 races for Lotus-Climax. From the total of 8 races, Jim managed to finish on the podium 2 times. With the best result a 3rd place during the Dutch Grand Prix. If we take a look at the races, where Clark didn't finish, this happend in 2 occasions.
Jim Clark finished the season on 7th place in the driver championship with a total of 11 points.
Clark vs. Allison Lotus-Climax 1961
1
Race
1
Clark vs. Ashmore Lotus-Climax 1961
1
Race
0
Clark vs. Bianchi Lotus-Climax 1961
2
Race
0
Clark vs. Bordeu Lotus-Climax 1961
1
Race
0
Clark vs. Burgess Lotus-Climax 1961
3
Race
1
Clark vs. Gendebien Lotus-Climax 1961
1
Race
0
Clark vs. Gregory Lotus-Climax 1961
1
Race
0
Clark vs. Hall Lotus-Climax 1961
1
Race
0
Clark vs. Ireland Lotus-Climax 1961
4
Race
2
Clark vs. Maggs Lotus-Climax 1961
1
Race
1
Clark vs. Mairesse Lotus-Climax 1961
2
Race
0
Clark vs. Marsh Lotus-Climax 1961
2
Race
0
Clark vs. May Lotus-Climax 1961
3
Race
0
Clark vs. Miles Lotus-Climax 1961
1
Race
0
Clark vs. Moss Lotus-Climax 1961
3
Race
3
Clark vs. Parnell Lotus-Climax 1961
0
Race
1
Clark vs. Ruby Lotus-Climax 1961
1
Race
0
Clark vs. Ryan Lotus-Climax 1961
1
Race
0
Clark vs. Seidel Lotus-Climax 1961
3
Race
1
Clark vs. Taylor Lotus-Climax 1961
3
Race
1
Clark vs. Taylor Lotus-Climax 1961
1
Race
0
1961 races
Monaco GP
May 14th, 1961
10th
Dutch GP
May 22nd, 1961
3rd
Belgian GP
Jun 18th, 1961
12th
French GP
Jul 2nd, 1961
3rd
British GP
Jul 15th, 1961
DNF
German GP
Aug 6th, 1961
4th
Italian GP
Sep 10th, 1961
DNF
United States GP
Oct 8th, 1961
7th
1961 statistics
Wins
0
Pole positions
0
Podiums
2
Finishes in top 5
3
Finishes in points
3
Position
7th
High/low position
5th/10th
Points
11
DNF's
2
Fastest laps
0
High/low finish result
3rd/28th
Average finish result
10.63
Wins streak
0
Pole position streak
0
Podium streak
1
Top 5 streak
1
Points streak
2
Finish streak
4
1961 Standings progression
1961 results
| Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monaco GP | 10th | +11 Laps | 3rd | |||
| 2 | Dutch GP | 3rd | +13.1 | 11th | |||
| 3 | Belgian GP | 12th | +6 Laps | 16th | |||
| 4 | French GP | 3rd | +1:01.0 | 9th | |||
| 5 | British GP | DNF | DNF (Oil leak) | 8th | |||
| 6 | German GP | 4th | +1:17.1 | 8th | |||
| 7 | Italian GP | DNF | DNF (Accident) | 7th | |||
| 8 | United States GP | 7th | +4 Laps | 6th |